VMS Help  —  COBOL  Run-Time Messages, CLOSE_LOCKED
  File was closed with lock

  Explanation:  The program attempted to perform an OPEN statement
  on a file that had been closed with a CLOSE WITH LOCK statement.

  User Action:  Check the program logic.  The WITH LOCK phrase
  indicates that the specified file connector cannot be used
  in a subsequent OPEN statement for the duration of the execution
  of the run-unit.  The WITH LOCK phrase has no relation to the
  ALLOWING NO OTHERS file sharing option.
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